WindDrake
Well-known member
Hey folks.
Got my hands on a Tempest recently with a blown up LV section.
Common sense tells me to replace the LV section with an LV2000 and follow it around to make sure the HV section, etc is okay.
My coworker, however, has a different idea. He's got a couple of fairly beefy 25v linear power supplies that he wants to try and replace the entire +/-25v section with, completely eliminating the chassis NPN/PNP's and LV section with modern hardware.
Problem is, we can't figure out what the LV section is actually making, max current wise. The transistors are specced out to 10A, but with most things being built at ~50% overhead, we're wondering if a 5A supply will cut it. Nevermind we need to spec up proper fuses, etc.
Anybody know exactly or thereabouts what those supplies are capable of making under normal use?
Thanks!
Edit:
This thread has morphed into a WG 6100 repair log of sorts, once you get past the silly linear power supply questions.
Got my hands on a Tempest recently with a blown up LV section.
Common sense tells me to replace the LV section with an LV2000 and follow it around to make sure the HV section, etc is okay.
My coworker, however, has a different idea. He's got a couple of fairly beefy 25v linear power supplies that he wants to try and replace the entire +/-25v section with, completely eliminating the chassis NPN/PNP's and LV section with modern hardware.
Problem is, we can't figure out what the LV section is actually making, max current wise. The transistors are specced out to 10A, but with most things being built at ~50% overhead, we're wondering if a 5A supply will cut it. Nevermind we need to spec up proper fuses, etc.
Anybody know exactly or thereabouts what those supplies are capable of making under normal use?
Thanks!
Edit:
This thread has morphed into a WG 6100 repair log of sorts, once you get past the silly linear power supply questions.
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